Known to his close friends as "Black Jack Crawford," his film credits include Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), The Big Heat (1953), The Key (1958), Solomon and Sheba (1959), John Paul Jones (1959), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Hell Is a City (1960), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Enforcer (1976).

On television, he is perhaps best remembered as Sheriff Ep Bridges on The Waltons, appearing in more than 40 episodes of the 1972-81 CBS drama. He recurred on Police Woman and guested on such shows as Gunsmoke, Hopalong Cassidy, The Rockford Files, Harry O, Mission: Impossible, Hogan's Heroes, Batman, Dallas, Dynasty and Knight Rider.

Known to his close friends as "Black Jack Crawford," his film credits include Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), The Big Heat (1953), The Key (1958), Solomon and Sheba (1959), John Paul Jones (1959), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Hell Is a City (1960), The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Enforcer (1976).

On television, he is perhaps best remembered as Sheriff Ep Bridges on The Waltons, appearing in more than 40 episodes of the 1972-81 CBS drama. He recurred on Police Woman and guested on such shows as Gunsmoke, Hopalong Cassidy, The Rockford Files, Harry O, Mission: Impossible, Hogan's Heroes, Batman, Dallas, Dynasty and Knight Rider.

It didn't mention his appearance as Galactic High Commissioner Ferris, perhaps the most annoying Federation rep from TOS, and quite possibly the entire "Star Trek" franchise.